Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NNE 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 47 | 42 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.04m | 6:01AM1.92m | 6:32PM2.11m | 6:54AM1.99m | 7:20PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.29m | 12:15PM0.17m | 00:51AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 23 | 42 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 76 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 2 | ESE 8 | ENE 13 | NNE 17 | ENE 9 | NE 17 | NNE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 18 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 67 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 53 | 3 |
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